Array substrate, display panel and display device

ABSTRACT

An array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes: a plurality of first pixel circuits; a plurality of second pixel circuits; a plurality of first signal lines, wherein the plurality of first signal lines comprise a plurality of first type signal lines and a plurality of second type signal lines, and each of the second type signal lines comprises a first segment and a second segment separated by the hole region; a plurality of first connecting signal lines, wherein at least a part of the first connecting signal lines are located in the winding display region, the first connecting segment and the third connecting segment extend in a second direction, and the second connecting segment extends in the first direction.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is a continuation of International ApplicationNo. PCT/CN2021/129190 filed on Nov. 8, 2021, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 202110206169.2, filed on Feb. 24, 2021and entitled “ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE”, bothof which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to a technical field of display, andparticularly relates to an array substrate, a display panel and adisplay device.

BACKGROUND

With rapid development of electronic devices, users have higher andhigher requirements for screen ratio. Traditional electronic devices,such as mobile phones, tablet computers and the like, need to integratedevices such as front-facing cameras, handsets, infrared sensorcomponents and the like. In the existing art, by notching or opening onthe screen, external light can enter into the photosensitive componentlocated below the screen through the notch or opening on the screen.Because that the signal lines around the notch or opening need to beconnected in one-to-one correspondence, a large wiring space need to beset around the notch or opening, which affects the screen ratio of thedisplay screen.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present application provide an array substrate, adisplay panel and a display device, which can increase the screen ratioof the display region, and can improve the display effect.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides anarray substrate comprising a hole region and a display region, whereinthe display region comprises a winding display region and a main displayregion, the winding display region is located between the hole regionand the main display region, and the winding display region surroundsthe hole region; wherein the array substrate comprises: a plurality offirst pixel circuits distributed in an array in the winding displayregion; a plurality of second pixel circuits distributed in an array inthe main display region; a plurality of first signal lines, wherein eachof the first signal lines is electrically connected to the first pixelcircuit and the second pixel circuit and extends along a firstdirection, the plurality of first signal lines comprise a plurality offirst type signal lines and a plurality of second type signal lines, andeach of the second type signal lines comprises a first segment and asecond segment separated by the hole region; a plurality of firstconnecting signal lines, wherein at least a part of the first connectingsignal lines are located in the winding display region, the firstconnecting signal line comprises a first connecting segment, a secondconnecting segment and a third connecting segment connected with eachother, the first connecting segment is electrically connected to thefirst segment, the third connecting segment is electrically connected tothe second segment, and the second connecting segment is connectedbetween the first connecting segment and the third connecting segment,wherein the first connecting segment and the third connecting segmentextend in a second direction, and the second connecting segment extendsin the first direction; wherein an area of an orthographic projection ofthe first pixel circuit on a plane where the array substrate is locatedis smaller than an area of an orthographic projection of the secondpixel circuit on the plane where the array substrate is located, and anorthographic projection of the first connecting signal line on the planewhere the array substrate is located does not overlap with theorthographic projection of the first pixel circuit on the plane wherethe array substrate is located.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides adisplay panel comprising the array substrate as described in anyembodiment of the first aspect.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides adisplay device comprising the display panel as described in the secondaspect.

According to the array substrate, the display panel and the displaydevice provided in the embodiments of the present application, on theone hand, since at least a part of the first connecting signal lines aredisposed in the winding display region, the number of the firstconnecting signal lines disposed in the border of the hole region may bereduced, and the first connecting signal lines may even not be disposedin the border of the hole region. Therefore, the area of the border ofthe hole region can be reduced, and the screen ratio of the arraysubstrate can be increased. On the other hand, by reducing the area ofthe first pixel circuit, the orthographic projection of the firstconnecting signal line on the plane where the array substrate is locateddoes not overlap with the orthographic projection of the first pixelcircuit on the plane where the array substrate is located. Therefore,the possibility of forming parasitic capacitance between the firstconnecting signal line and the first pixel circuit is reduced, thecoupling effect between the first connecting signal line and the firstpixel circuit can be weakened, and the display effect is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features, purposes and advantages of the present application willbe more apparent by reading the following detailed description of thenon-restrictive embodiments with reference to the drawings. Here, thesame or similar reference numbers indicate the same or similar features,and the drawings are not drawn to actual scale.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic top view of an array substrate providedby an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic enlarged view of a Q1 region in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a first pixelcircuit and a second pixel circuit provided by an embodiment of thepresent application;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional diagram of an A-Adirection in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 5 illustrates another schematic cross-sectional diagram of the A-Adirection in FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 illustrates another schematic top view of an array substrateprovided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic enlarged view of a Q2 region in FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 8 illustrates another schematic enlarged view of the Q1 region inFIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a B-Bdirection in FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a display panelprovided by an embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Features and exemplary embodiments of various aspects of the presentapplication are described in detail below. In order to clarify thepurposes, technical solutions and advantages of the present application,the present application will be further described in detail below incombination with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Itshould be understood that the specific embodiments described herein areintended to interpret the present application and not to limit thepresent application. For those skilled in the art, the presentapplication may be practiced without some of these specific details. Thefollowing description of the embodiments is merely to provide a betterunderstanding of the present application by illustrating examples of thepresent application.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic top view of an array substrate providedby an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 illustrates aschematic enlarged view of a Q1 region in FIG. 1 . As shown in FIGS. 1and 2 , the embodiment of the present application provides an arraysubstrate 100 including a hole region Hole and a display region AAsurrounding the hole region Hole. The display region AA includes awinding display region A1 and a main display region A2, wherein thewinding display region A1 is located between the hole region Hole andthe main display region A2, and the winding display region A1 surroundsthe hole region Hole.

For example, the hole region Hole can also be called as an openingregion, a notch region, a blind hole region, a via region and the like,which is not limited in the present application. The hole region Holecan be configured to place photosensitive components. The photosensitivecomponent may be an image acquisition device for collecting externalimage information. For example, the photosensitive component is acamera. The photosensitive component may not be limited to the imageacquisition device, for example in some embodiments, the photosensitivecomponent may also be an optical sensor, such as an infrared sensor, aproximity sensor, an infrared lense, a floodlight sensing element, anambient light sensor, and a lattice projector.

The hole region Hole may be a rectangular region, a circular region, anoval region or a square region and the like, and the shape of the holeregion Hole may be set according to the actual requirements, which isnot limited in the present application.

The winding display region A1 is configured to place winding lines, suchas data signal lines, scanning signal lines, light-emitting controlsignal lines and the like.

It can be understand that the hole region Hole is a non-display region.The winding display region A1 is a display region.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the array substrate 100 includes a pluralityof first pixel circuits PU1, a plurality of second pixel circuits PU2, aplurality of first signal lines 10, and a plurality of first connectingsignal lines 20.

The plurality of first pixel circuit PU1 are distributed in an array inthe winding display region A1. The plurality of second pixel circuit PU2are distributed in an array in the main display region A2. As anexample, the first pixel circuits PU1 and the second pixel circuits PU2are configured to drive light-emitting elements emitting light.

An area of an orthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 ona plane where the array substrate 100 is located is smaller than an areaof an orthographic projection of the second pixel circuit PU2 on theplane where the array substrate 100 is located. That is, the area of thefirst pixel circuit PU1 is reduced relative to the second pixel circuitPU2. In order to improve the pixel density of the display panel, thedensity of the pixel circuits on the array substrate 100 is alsorelatively high. Usually, the pixel circuits on the entire arraysubstrate are disposed immediately adjacent, that is, there is notenough space between two adjacent ones of the pixel circuits to placethe signal line. As an example, the second pixel circuits PU2 aredisposed immediately adjacent, and there is not enough space between twoadjacent ones of the second pixel circuits PU2 to place the signal line.However, in the embodiment of the present application, since the area ofthe orthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located is smaller than the area of theorthographic projection of the second pixel circuit PU2 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located, at least a part of the firstpixel circuits PU1 are not disposed immediately adjacent, that is, thegap between two of the at least a part of the first pixel circuit PU1 isincreased, and the increased gap can be configured to set the signalline.

Each of the first signal lines 10 is electrically connected to the firstpixel circuit PU1 and the second pixel circuit PU2 and extends along afirst direction X. It is understood that the plurality of first signallines 10 are located in the display region AA. The plurality of firstsignal lines 10 include a plurality of first type signal lines 11 and aplurality of second type signal lines 12. Each of the first type signallines 11 extends along the first direction X. Each of the second typesignal lines 12 includes a first segment 121 and a second segment 122separated by the hole region Hole and extending along the firstdirection X.

As an example, an orthographic projection of the first signal line 10 onthe plane where the array substrate is located may overlap with theorthographic projections of the first pixel circuit PU1 and the secondpixel circuit PU2 on the plane where the array substrate is located.

It is understood that the first type signal lines 11 are continuouslines, and the first type signal lines 11 are not separated by the holeregion Hole.

In order to provide signals for the pixel driving circuit electricallyconnected to a same second type signal line 12, the first segment 121and the second segment 121 separated by the hole region may be connectedby using the first connecting signal line 20.

At least a part of the first connecting signal lines 20 are located inthe winding display region A1. The first connecting signal line 20includes a first connecting segment 21, a second connecting segment 22and a third connecting segment 23 connected with each other. The secondconnecting segment 22 is connected between the first connecting segment21 and the third connecting segment 23. The first connecting segment 21is electrically connected to the first segment 121 (the black dot infigure indicates that the first connecting segment 21 is connected tothe first segment 121), and the third connecting segment 23 iselectrically connected to the second segment 122 (the black dot infigure indicates that the third connecting segment 23 is connected tothe second segment 122). The first connecting segment 21 and the thirdconnecting segment 23 extend in a second direction Y. The secondconnecting segment 22 extends in the first direction X. In order toclearly distinguish the first signal line 10 from the second connectingsegment 22, the second connecting segment 22 is illustrated as a dottedline in the figure.

The orthographic projection of the first connecting signal line 20 onthe plane where the array substrate 100 is located does not overlap withthe orthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located. In the embodiment of thepresent application, by setting the area of the orthographic projectionof the first pixel circuit PU1 on the plane where the array substrate100 is located being smaller than the area of the orthographicprojection of the second pixel circuit PU2 on the plane where the arraysubstrate 100 is located, at least a part of the first pixel circuitsPU1 are not disposed immediately adjacent, that is, the gap between twoof the at least a part of the first pixel circuits PU1 is increased, sothat the first connecting signal line 20 can be disposed in theincreased gap.

In the embodiment of the present application, on the one hand, since atleast a part of the first connecting signal lines 20 are disposed in thewinding display region A1, the number of the first connecting signallines 20 disposed in the border of the hole region Hole may be reduced,and the first connecting signal lines 20 may even not be disposed in theborder of the hole region Hole. Therefore, the area of the border of thehole region Hole can be reduced, and the screen ratio of the arraysubstrate can be increased. On the other hand, by reducing the area ofthe first pixel circuit PU1, the orthographic projection of the firstconnecting signal line 20 on the plane where the array substrate 100 islocated does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the firstpixel circuit PU1 on the plane where the array substrate 100 is located.Therefore, the possibility of forming parasitic capacitance between thefirst connecting signal line 20 and the first pixel circuit PU1 isreduced, the coupling effect between the first connecting signal line 20and the first pixel circuit PU1 can be weakened, and the display effectis improved.

As an example, the first direction X intersects the second direction Y.The first direction X and the second direction Y may be perpendicular.For example, the first direction X may be a column direction, the seconddirection Y may be a row direction, and the first signal line 10 may bea data signal line. Further, the first direction X may be a rowdirection, the second direction Y may be a column direction, and thefirst signal line 10 may be a scanning signal line, a light-emittingcontrol signal line or a reference voltage signal line, which is notlimited in the present application.

In some alternative embodiments, a circuit structure of the first pixelcircuit PU1 is the same as a circuit structure of the second pixelcircuit PU2, and the first pixel circuit PU1 and the second pixelcircuit PU2 each comprise at least one transistor, and wherein a size ofthe at least one transistor in the first pixel circuit PU1 is smallerthan a size of the at least one transistor, at a same connectingposition as the at least one transistor in the first pixel circuit PU1,in the second pixel circuit PU2.

As an example, the circuit structures of the first pixel circuit PU1 andthe second pixel circuit PU2 are both the circuit structure of 7T1C asshown in FIG. 3 . Of course, the circuit structures of the first pixelcircuit PU1 and the second pixel circuit PU2 may also be 2T1C, 4T1C,6T1C, 6T2C, 7T2C and the like, which is not limited in the presentapplication. Here, “T” represents a transistor, “C” represents acapacitor, and “7T1C” represents seven transistors and one capacitor,and so on.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the first pixel circuit PU1 and the second pixelcircuit PU2 each include a first light-emitting control transistor M1, adata writing transistor M2, a driving transistor M3, a compensationtransistor M4, a first initialization transistor M5, a secondlight-emitting control transistor M6, a second initialization transistorM7, and a storage capacitor Cst. The connecting relationships of theelements are shown in FIG. 3 and will not be described here. In FIG. 3 ,PVDD and PVEE represent power supply signal lines. For example, thevoltage on the PVDD signal line is greater than the voltage on the PVEEsignal line. VDATA represents the data signal line, SCAN 1, SCAN 2 andSCAN 3 represent the scanning signal line, EM represents thelight-emitting control signal line, and D represents the light-emittingelement.

In order to make the area of the orthographic projection of the firstpixel circuit PU1 on the plane where the array substrate 100 is locatedbeing smaller than the area of the orthographic projection of the secondpixel circuit PU2 on the plane where the array substrate 100 is located,the size of any one transistor in the first pixel circuit PU1 may be setas being smaller than the size of the transistor at a same connectingposition in the second pixel circuit PU2 as that transistor in the firstpixel circuit PU1, and the sizes of the remaining transistors in thefirst pixel circuit PU1 may be equal to the sizes of the remainingtransistors in the second pixel circuit PU2. For example, the size ofthe first light-emitting control transistor M1 in the first pixelcircuit PU1 may be set as being smaller than the size of the firstlight-emitting control transistor M1 in the second pixel circuit PU2.Also, the sizes of a plurality of transistors in the first pixel circuitPU1 may be set as being smaller than the sizes of a plurality oftransistors at same connecting positions in the second pixel circuit PU2as the plurality of transistors in the first pixel circuit PU1, or thesizes of all transistors and the storage capacitor in the first pixelcircuit PU1 may be set as being smaller than the sizes of alltransistors and the storage capacitor at the same connecting positionsin the second pixel circuit PU2 as all transistors and the storagecapacitor in the first pixel circuit PU1. The present application doesnot limit the selection of the specific transistor in the first pixelcircuit PU1, as long as the area of the orthographic projection of thefirst pixel circuit PU1 on the plane where the array substrate 100 islocated is smaller than the area of the orthographic projection of thesecond pixel circuit PU2 on the plane where the array substrate 100 islocated.

According to the embodiment of the present application, by setting thetransistor in the first pixel circuit PU1 as a small size transistor,the first pixel circuit PU1 with a small orthographic projection areacan be easily and conveniently realized, so that there is enough spacebetween two adjacent ones of the first pixel circuits PU1 to set thesignal line.

In other alternative embodiments, in order to make the area of theorthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located being smaller than the area ofthe orthographic projection of the second pixel circuit PU2 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located, a line width of the firstsignal line 10 in the winding display region A1 may be set as beingsmaller than a line width of the first signal line 10 in the maindisplay region A2, and a spacing between two adjacent ones of the firstsignal lines 10 in the winding display region A1 may be set as beingsmaller than a spacing between two adjacent ones of the first signallines 10 in the main display region A2.

In the process of preparing the first pixel circuit PU1 and the secondpixel circuit PU2, the first signal line 10 may be reused as a gate or asource/drain of a transistor in the first pixel circuit PU1 and thesecond pixel circuit PU2. For example, the circuit structures of thefirst pixel circuit PU1 and the second pixel circuit PU2 are 7T1C shownin FIG. 3 , the first electrode of the data writing transistor M2 iselectrically connected with the data signal line VDATA. For example, thefirst signal line 10 is the data signal line, the portion of the firstsignal line 10 connected to the semiconductor layer of the data writingtransistor M2 is reused as the first electrode of the data writingtransistor M2, and the first electrode of the data writing transistor M2is a source/drain. For example, the first signal line 10 is the scanningsignal line SCAN 1, and the portion of the first signal line 10overlapping with the semiconductor layer of the first initializationtransistor M5 is reused as a gate of the first initialization transistorM5. For example, the first signal line 10 is a light-emitting controlsignal line EM, and the portion of the first signal line 10 overlappingwith the semiconductor layers of the first light-emitting controltransistor M1 and the second light-emitting control transistor M6 isreused as the gates of the first light-emitting control transistor M1and the second light-emitting control transistor M6. Therefore, the linewidth of the first signal line 10 and the spacing between two adjacentones of the first signal lines 10 in the winding display region A1 arereduced, which is equivalent to reducing the sizes of the transistors inthe first pixel circuit PU1.

In the embodiment of the present application, by reducing the line widthof the first signal line 10 and the spacing between two adjacent ones ofthe first signal lines 10 in the winding display region A1, the sizes ofthe transistors in the first pixel circuit PU1 can be easily andconveniently reduced, so that there is enough space between two adjacentones of the first pixel circuits PU1 to set the signal line.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the hole regionHole has a center line L in the second direction Y, the smaller avertical distance in the second direction Y between the second typesignal line 12 and the center line L, the smaller a vertical distance inthe second direction Y between the center line L and the secondconnecting segment 22 electrically connected to the second type signalline 12, and the smaller the vertical distance in the second direction Ybetween the second type signal line 12 and the center line L, thesmaller two vertical distances in the second direction Y respectivelybetween the center line L and the first connecting segment 21electrically connected to the second type signal line 12 and between thecenter line L and the third connecting segment 23 electrically connectedto the second type signal line 12.

Taking the second type signal lines 12 on the innermost side and theoutermost side of the plurality of second type signal lines 12 oppositeto the hole region Hole as an example, the vertical distance in thesecond direction Y between the center line L and the second type signalline 12 on the innermost side of the plurality of second type signallines 12 opposite to the hole region Hole is smallest, and the verticaldistance in the second direction Y between the center line L and thesecond type signal line 12 on the outermost side of the plurality ofsecond type signal lines 12 opposite to the hole region Hole is largest.

The second connecting segment 22 corresponding to the second type signalline 12 on the innermost side is disposed on the innermost side, and thefirst connecting segment 21 and the third connecting segment 23corresponding to the second type signal lines 12 on the innermost sideare disposed on the outermost side. The second connecting segment 22corresponding to the second type signal line 12 on the outermost side isdisposed on the outermost side, and the first connecting segment 21 andthe third connecting segment 23 corresponding to the second type signalline 12 on the outermost side are disposed on the innermost side.

It is understood that the lengths of the first connecting segment 21 andthe third connecting segment 23 of a same first connecting signal line20 are equal.

According to the above arrangement, the length of the second connectingsegment 22 corresponding to the second type signal line 12 on theinnermost side is greater than the length of the second connectingsegment 22 corresponding to the second type signal line 12 on theoutermost side, and the lengths of the first connecting segment 21 andthe third connecting segment 23 corresponding to the second type signalline 12 on the innermost side are less than the lengths of the firstconnecting segment 21 and the third connecting segment 23 correspondingto the second type signal line 12 on the outermost side. Therefore, thetotal length of the first connecting signal line 20 corresponding to thesecond type signal line 12 on the innermost side is equal to the totallength of the first connecting signal line 20 corresponding to thesecond type signal line 12 on the outermost side, and the resistances ofthe first connecting signal lines 20 are equal. That is, the pressuredrops of the first connecting signal lines 20 are equal, therebyfacilitating uniformity of display.

In some alternative embodiments, the first connecting signal lines 20may be evenly distributed within the winding display region A1. Forexample, in the second direction Y, the spacing between the secondconnecting segments 22 is the same. In the first direction X, thespacing between the first connecting segments 21 is the same, and thespacing between the third connecting segments 23 is the same.

In some alternative embodiments, a plurality of second connectingsegments 22 may be evenly distributed on two sides of the hole regionHole in the second direction Y.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 2 , the first pixel circuits PU1arranged along the second direction Y in an interval between every twoadjacent ones of the second connecting segments 22 on a same side of thehole region Hole have the same number, so that the spacing between everytwo adjacent ones of the second connecting segments 22 in the seconddirection Y is the same. The first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along thefirst direction X in an interval between every two adjacent ones of thefirst connecting segments 21 have the same number, so that the spacingbetween every two adjacent ones of the first connecting segments 21 inthe first direction X is the same. The first pixel circuits PU1 arrangedalong the first direction X in an interval between every two adjacentones of the third connecting segments 23 have the same number, so thatthe spacing between every two adjacent ones of the third connectingsegments 23 in the first direction X is the same. Further, the number ofthe first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along the first direction X in aninterval between two adjacent ones of the first connecting segments 21is equal to the number of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged alongthe first direction X in an interval between two adjacent ones of thethird connecting segments 23, so that the spacing between the firstconnecting segments 21 in the first direction X is the same as thespacing between the third connecting segments 23 in the first directionX.

Further, on a same side of the hole region Hole, the number of the firstpixel circuits PU1 arranged along the second direction Y in the intervalbetween two adjacent ones of the second connecting segments 22 is equalto twice the number of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along thefirst direction X in the interval between two adjacent ones of the firstconnecting segments 21. Because that the number of the first pixelcircuits PU1 arranged along the first direction X in the intervalbetween two adjacent ones of the first connecting segments 21 is equalto the number of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along the firstdirection X in the interval between two adjacent ones of the thirdconnecting segments 23, on a same side of the hole region Hole, thenumber of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along the seconddirection Y in the interval between two adjacent ones of the secondconnecting segments 22 is equal to twice the number of the first pixelcircuits PU1 arranged along the first direction X in the intervalbetween two adjacent ones of the third connecting segments 23.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , on a same side of the hole regionHole, the number of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along thesecond direction Y in the interval between two adjacent ones of thesecond connecting segments 22 is two, the number of the first pixelcircuits PU1 arranged along the first direction X in the intervalbetween two adjacent ones of the first connecting segments 21 is one,and the number of the first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along the firstdirection X in the interval between two adjacent ones of the thirdconnecting segments 23 is one. Taking the two first connecting signallines 20 corresponding to two adjacent ones of the second type signallines 12 on a same side of the center line L of the hole region Hole asan example, the length of the second connecting segment 22 closer to thecenter line L is longer than the length of the second connecting segment22 farther from the center line L by approximately the length of twofirst pixel circuits PU1. Further, the length of the first connectingsegment 21 closer to the center line L is shorter than the length of thefirst connecting segment 21 farther from the center line L byapproximately the length of one first pixel circuit PU1, and the lengthof the third connecting segment 23 closer to the center line L isshorter than the length of the third connecting segment 23 farther fromthe center line L by approximately the length of one first pixel circuitPU1. Therefore, it is further ensured that the total lengths of the twofirst connecting signal lines 20 corresponding to the two adjacent onesof the second type signal lines 12 on the same side of the center line Lof the hole region Hole are equal.

It is only an example that the number of the first pixel circuits PU1arranged along the second direction Y in the interval between twoadjacent ones of the second connecting segments 22 on the same side ofthe hole region Hole is two, and the number of the first pixel circuitsPU1 arranged along the second direction Y in the interval between twoadjacent ones of the second connecting segments 22 on the same side ofthe hole region Hole may be four, six, eight and so on, which is notlimited in the present application. It is understood that the number ofthe first pixel circuits PU1 arranged along the second direction Y inthe interval between two adjacent ones of the second connecting segments22 on the same side of the hole region Hole is even.

In some alternative embodiments, the first pixel circuits PU1 arrangedalong the second direction Y in the interval between two adjacent onesof the second connecting segments 22 may be immediately adjacent to eachother. Thus, under a condition that the size of the first pixel circuitPU1 is fixed, the gap between two adjacent ones of the first pixelcircuits PU1 may be increased. Further, under a condition that the linewidth of the first connecting signal line 20 is fixed, the firstconnecting signal lines 20 can be guaranteed to be placed in the gapbetween two adjacent ones of the first pixel circuits PU1 withoutsetting the size of the first pixel circuit PU1 too small.

In some alternative embodiments, the second connecting segment 22 andthe first signal line 10 may be disposed in a same layer and of a samematerial, and the first connecting segment 21 may be located in a filmlayer different from the first signal line 10, and the third connectingsegment 23 may be located in a film layer different from the firstsignal line 10. In this way, the second connecting segment 22 and thefirst signal line 10 can be formed in a same process step. Further, theextension directions of the first connecting segment 21 and the thirdconnecting segment 23 intersect the extension direction of the firstsignal line 10. By setting the first connecting segment 21 being locatedin a film layer different from the first signal line 10 and setting thethird connecting segment 23 being located in a film layer different fromthe first signal line 10, signal interference between the firstconnecting signal line 20 and the first signal line 10 can be avoided.

As an example, the first signal line 10 is the data signal line. Asshown in FIG. 4 , the array substrate 100 may include a substrate 01 aswell as a first conductive layer 02, a second conductive layer 03, athird conductive layer 04, and a fourth conductive layer 05 stacked on aside of the substrate 01. An insulating layer is disposed between everytwo adjacent conductive layers. As an example, the first pixel circuitPU1 includes a transistor T and a storage capacitor Cst. The transistorT includes a semiconductor b, a gate g, a source s and a drain d. Thestorage capacitor Cst includes a first plate c1 and a second plate c2.As an example, the gate g and the first plate c1 may be located in thefirst conductive layer 02; the second plate c2 may be located in thesecond conductive layer 03; the source s, the drain d, the first signalline 10 and the second connecting segment 22 may be located in the thirdconductive layer 04; and the first connecting segment 21 and the thirdconnecting segment 23 may be located in the fourth conductive layer 05.The first connecting segment 21 and the third connecting segment 23 maybe connected with the second connecting segment 22 through vias.

In other alternative embodiments, the first connecting segment 21, thesecond connecting segment 22 and the third connecting segment 23 arelocated in a film layer different from the first signal line 10, and thefirst connecting segment 21, the second connecting segment 22 and thethird connecting segment 23 are located in a same film layer. Thus, thefirst connecting segment 21, the second connecting segment 22 and thethird connecting segment 23 can be formed simultaneously in a sameprocess step, thereby avoiding signal interference between the firstconnecting signal line 20 and the first signal line 10.

As an example, the first signal line 10 is the data signal line. Asshown in FIG. 5 , the first signal line 10 may be located in the thirdconductive layer 04, and the first connecting segment 21, the secondconnecting segment 22, and the third connecting segment 23 may belocated in the fourth conductive layer 05. The first connecting segment21 and the third connecting segment 23 may be connected with the firstsignal line 10 through vias.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the firstdirection X may be a column direction, the second direction Y may be arow direction, and the first signal line 10 may be a data signal line.

In other alternative embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the firstdirection X may be a row direction, the second direction Y may be acolumn direction, and the first signal line 10 may be a scanning signalline, a light-emitting control signal line or a reference voltage signalline.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 , the firstdirection X is a column direction, the second direction Y is a rowdirection, the first signal line 10 is a data signal line, and the arraysubstrate 100 further includes a plurality of second signal lines 30 anda plurality of second connecting signal lines 40.

The second signal line 30 is a scanning signal line, a light-emittingcontrol signal line or a reference voltage signal line. Each of thesecond signal lines 30 is electrically connected to the first pixelcircuit PU1 and the second pixel circuit PU2 and extends along thesecond direction Y. It is understood that the second signal lines 30 arelocated in the display region AA. The plurality of second signal lines30 include a plurality of third type signal lines 31 and a plurality offourth type signal lines 32, and each of the fourth type signal lines 32includes a third segment 321 and a fourth segment 322 separated by thehole region Hole.

As an example, an orthographic projection of the second signal line 30on the plane where the array substrate is located may overlap with theorthographic projections of the first pixel circuit and the second pixelcircuit on the plane where the array substrate is located.

It is understood that the third type signal lines 31 are continuouslines, and the third type signal lines 31 are not separated by the holeregion Hole.

In order to provide signals for the pixel driving circuit electricallyconnected to a same fourth type signal line 32, the third segment 321and the fourth segment 322 separated by the hole region may be connectedby using the second connecting signal line 40.

At least a part of the second connecting signal lines 40 are located inthe winding display region A1. The second connecting signal line 40includes a fourth connecting segment 44, a fifth connecting segment 45and a sixth connecting segment 46 connected with each other. The fourthconnecting segment 44 is electrically connected to the third segment 321(the black dot in figure indicates that the fourth connecting segment 44is connected to the third segment 321), and the sixth connecting segment46 is electrically connected to the fourth segment 322 (the black dot infigure indicates that the sixth connecting segment 46 is connected tothe fourth segment 322). The fifth connecting segment 45 is connectedbetween the fourth connecting segment 44 and the sixth connectingsegment 46. The fourth connecting segment 44 and the sixth connectingsegment 46 extend in the first direction X. The fifth connecting segment45 extends in the second direction Y. In order to clearly distinguishthe second signal line 20 from the fifth connecting segment 45, thefifth connecting segment 45 is illustrated as a dotted line in thefigure.

The orthographic projection of the second connecting signal line 40 onthe plane where the array substrate is located does not overlap with theorthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located. In the embodiment of thepresent application, by setting the area of the orthographic projectionof the first pixel circuit PU1 on the plane where the array substrate100 is located being smaller than the area of the orthographicprojection of the second pixel circuit PU2 on the plane where the arraysubstrate 100 is located, at least a part of the first pixel circuitsPU1 are not disposed immediately adjacent, that is, the gap between twoof the at least a part of the first pixel circuit PU1 is increased, sothat the first connecting signal line 20 and the second connectingsignal line 40 can be disposed in the increased gap.

In the embodiment of the present application, by reducing the area ofthe first pixel circuit PU1, the orthographic projections of the firstconnecting signal line 20 and the second connecting signal line 40 onthe plane where the array substrate 100 is located does not overlap withthe orthographic projection of the first pixel circuit PU1 on the planewhere the array substrate 100 is located. Therefore, the possibility offorming parasitic capacitance between the first connecting signal line20 and the first pixel circuit PU1 and between the second connectingsignal line 40 and the first pixel circuit PU1 is reduced, the couplingeffect between the first connecting signal line 20 and the first pixelcircuit PU1 and between the second connecting signal line 40 and thefirst pixel circuit PU1 can be weakened, and the display effect isimproved.

The second connecting signal lines 40 may be arranged according to thearrangement mode of the first connecting signal lines 20 in the aboveembodiment, which will not be described here.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 9 , the array substrate 100 may furtherinclude a fifth conductive layer 06. An insulating layer is disposedbetween every two adjacent conductive layers. The first signal line 10and the second connecting segment 22 may be located in the thirdconductive layer 04; the first connecting segment 21 and the thirdconnecting segment 23 (not shown in FIG. 9 ) may be located in thefourth conductive layer 05; the second signal line 30 may be located inthe first conductive layer 02; and the fourth connecting segment 44, thefifth connecting segment 45 (not shown in FIG. 9 ) and the sixthconnecting segment 46 may be located in the fifth conductive layer 06.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a displaypanel comprising the array substrate as described in any of the aboveembodiments. FIG. 10 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of adisplay panel provided by an embodiment of the present application. Asshown in FIG. 10 , the display panel 200 includes the array substrate100 as described in any of the above embodiments and a light-emittinglayer 201 located on the array substrate 100. As an example, thelight-emitting layer 201 may be an organic light-emitting layer, thatis, the display panel 200 may be an organic light-emitting diode (OLED)display panel.

The principle of the display panel is similar to that of theaforementioned array substrate, so that the implementation of thedisplay panel can be referred to the implementation of theaforementioned array substrate, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a displaydevice comprising the display panel 200 as described in the aboveembodiment. The display device may be any electronic device with adisplay function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptopcomputer, an electronic paper book, or a television set.

According to the embodiments of the present application as describedabove, these embodiments do not describe all the details and do notlimit the present application to the specific embodiments as described.Obviously, there are many modifications and changes that can be madebased on the above description. This specification selects and describesthese embodiments in order to better explain the principle and practicalapplication of the present application, so that those skilled in the artcan make good use of the present application and the modification of thepresent application. The present application is limited only by theclaim and its full scope and equivalents.

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 21. An array substrate comprising a hole region and adisplay region, wherein the display region comprises a winding displayregion and a main display region, the winding display region is locatedbetween the hole region and the main display region, and the windingdisplay region surrounds the hole region; wherein the array substratecomprises: a plurality of first pixel circuits distributed in an arrayin the winding display region; a plurality of second pixel circuitsdistributed in an array in the main display region; a plurality of firstsignal lines, wherein each of the first signal lines is electricallyconnected to the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit andextends along a first direction, the plurality of first signal linescomprise a plurality of first type signal lines and a plurality ofsecond type signal lines, and each of the second type signal linescomprises a first segment and a second segment separated by the holeregion; a plurality of first connecting signal lines, wherein at least apart of the first connecting signal lines are located in the windingdisplay region, the first connecting signal line comprises a firstconnecting segment, a second connecting segment and a third connectingsegment connected with each other, the first connecting segment iselectrically connected to the first segment, the third connectingsegment is electrically connected to the second segment, and the secondconnecting segment is connected between the first connecting segment andthe third connecting segment, wherein the first connecting segment andthe third connecting segment extend in a second direction, and thesecond connecting segment extends in the first direction; wherein anarea of an orthographic projection of the first pixel circuit on a planewhere the array substrate is located is smaller than an area of anorthographic projection of the second pixel circuit on the plane wherethe array substrate is located, and an orthographic projection of thefirst connecting signal line on the plane where the array substrate islocated does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the firstpixel circuit on the plane where the array substrate is located.
 22. Thearray substrate according to claim 21, wherein a circuit structure ofthe first pixel circuit is the same as a circuit structure of the secondpixel circuit, and the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuiteach comprise at least one transistor, and wherein a size of the atleast one transistor in the first pixel circuit is smaller than a sizeof the at least one transistor, at a same connecting position as the atleast one transistor in the first pixel circuit, in the second pixelcircuit.
 23. The array substrate according to claim 22, wherein a linewidth of the first signal line in the winding display region is smallerthan a line width of the first signal line in the main display region,and a spacing between two adjacent ones of the first signal lines in thewinding display region is smaller than a spacing between two adjacentones of the first signal lines in the main display region.
 24. The arraysubstrate according to claim 21, wherein the hole region has a centerline in the second direction, the smaller a vertical distance in thesecond direction between the second type signal line and the centerline, the smaller a vertical distance in the second direction betweenthe center line and the second connecting segment electrically connectedto the second type signal line; and the smaller the vertical distance inthe second direction between the second type signal line and the centerline, the smaller two vertical distances in the second directionrespectively between the center line and the first connecting segmentelectrically connected to the second type signal line and between thecenter line and the third connecting segment electrically connected tothe second type signal line.
 25. The array substrate according to claim24, wherein the first pixel circuits arranged along the second directionin an interval between every two adjacent ones of the second connectingsegments on a same side of the hole region have the same number, and thenumber of the first pixel circuits arranged along the first direction inan interval between two adjacent ones of the first connecting segmentsis equal to the number of the first pixel circuits arranged along thefirst direction in an interval between two adjacent ones of the thirdconnecting segments; wherein on a same side of the hole region, thenumber of the first pixel circuits arranged along the second directionin the interval between two adjacent ones of the second connectingsegments is equal to twice the number of the first pixel circuitsarranged along the first direction in the interval between two adjacentones of the first connecting segments.
 26. The array substrate accordingto claim 25, wherein the first pixel circuits arranged along the seconddirection in the interval between two adjacent ones of the secondconnecting segments are adjacent to each other.
 27. The array substrateaccording to claim 21, wherein the second connecting segment and thefirst signal line are disposed in a same layer and of a same material,and the first connecting segment is located in a film layer differentfrom the first signal line, and the third connecting segment is locatedin a film layer different from the first signal line.
 28. The arraysubstrate according to claim 21, wherein the first connecting segment,the second connecting segment and the third connecting segment arelocated in a film layer different from the first signal line, and thefirst connecting segment, the second connecting segment and the thirdconnecting segment are located in a same film layer.
 29. The arraysubstrate according to claim 21, wherein the first direction is a columndirection, the second direction is a row direction, and the first signalline is a data signal line.
 30. The array substrate according to claim21, wherein the first direction is a row direction, the second directionis a column direction, and the first signal line is a scanning signalline, a light-emitting control signal line or a reference voltage signalline.
 31. The array substrate according to claim 21, wherein the firstdirection is a column direction, the second direction is a rowdirection, the first signal line is a data signal line, and the arraysubstrate further comprises: a plurality of second signal lines, whereineach of the second signal lines is electrically connected to the firstpixel circuit and the second pixel circuit and extends along the seconddirection, the plurality of second signal lines comprise a plurality ofthird type signal lines and a plurality of fourth type signal lines, andeach of the fourth type signal lines comprises a third segment and afourth segment separated by the hole region; a plurality of secondconnecting signal lines, wherein at least a part of the secondconnecting signal lines are located in the winding display region, thesecond connecting signal line comprises a fourth connecting segment, afifth connecting segment and a sixth connecting segment connected witheach other, the fourth connecting segment is electrically connected tothe third segment, the sixth connecting segment is electricallyconnected to the fourth segment, and the fifth connecting segment isconnected between the fourth connecting segment and the sixth connectingsegment, wherein the fourth connecting segment and the sixth connectingsegment extend in the first direction, and the fifth connecting segmentextends in the second direction; wherein an orthographic projection ofthe second connecting signal line on the plane where the array substrateis located does not overlap with the orthographic projection of thefirst pixel circuit on the plane where the array substrate is located.32. The array substrate according to claim 31, wherein the second signalline is a scanning signal line, a light-emitting control signal line ora reference voltage signal line.
 33. The array substrate according toclaim 31, wherein the first direction is a column direction, the seconddirection is a row direction, and the first signal line is a data signalline.
 34. A display panel comprising the array substrate according toclaim
 21. 35. A display device comprising the display panel according toclaim 34.